(a) All books, papers, records, and correspondence pertaining to the work of the office are public records except:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 3-14-109
Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Intraoffice memoranda made by the director or the director’s staff;(2) Work papers and correspondence with any committee or member of the general assembly; and(3) Any material supplied to the office by a state or local government agency or department which, under applicable law, would remain confidential in the hands of that agency or department.(b) Such papers and correspondence may become public records whenever the speakers shall so order.(c) The office has the authority to withhold from the public record any information supplied to the office or to a committee of the general assembly or a member of the general assembly by an individual who requests such confidentiality.
